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Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) |
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1. What influences did Poe have on modern writing?
2. Why is Poe's writing so dark?
3. How did Poe get such a bad reputation as a person?
A multi-page website about Poe's life, works, theories and genres.
Access online versions of Poe's short stories and poems. Additionally, this site includes a vocabulary list for some of Poe's more difficult word choices and a list of Latin phrases that Poe is apt to use.
Peruse a brief outline, presenting college-level information about Poe's influences and works. Includes information about themes in Poe's work, his parallels with British Romantic Poets Coleridge and Wordsworth, and phases of his writing career.
View a picture of a house where Poe lived in Philadelphia.
Visit a thorough website about Edgar Allan Poe, replete with pictures of his tombstone. It was created by an adoring fan.
Read an in-depth article about the style and subject matter of Poe's works.
Ponder a collection of visual representations of Poe's works by students at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. They visited his house and read his works to create images with a true sense of Edgar Allan Poe. Most students have included a note about the creation of their image. This is a Powerpoint that takes a while to load, but it is totally worthwhile. Which rendition is your favorite?
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"The Raven" "The Fall of the House of Usher" "The Masque of Red Death" "The Pit and the Pendulum"
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